STACEY DOOLEY has spoken out about the so-called Strictly Come Dancing "curse" after falling for her professional dancer beau Kevin Clifton, as the documentary filmmaker admitted she "didn't want to be such a cliché".

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Stacey Dooley, 33, has opened up about the so-called Strictly Come Dancing “curse” after getting into a relationship with her former dance partner Kevin Clifton, 37. The “curse” refers to a breakdown in the off-screen, long-term relationship of a celebrity contestant or professional dancer during, or after the show.

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Stacey, who met her now-boyfriend when they were partnered up together for the 2018 series, which they went on to win, recently admitted she avoided falling for Kevin until after the programme had ended due to her thoughts about the “curse”.